Survey Design

Our survey design services include:

• Designing data collections to answer important policy questions while minimizing respondent burden and, when possible, complementing them with administrative and qualitative data
• Customizing small- to large-scale data collections for:
  • Substantive areas, including disability, early childhood, education, family support, health, international, labor, and nutrition
  • General and targeted populations, including hard-to-reach participants; health care providers; principals, teachers, and students; vulnerable populations; new businesses; and other establishments 

• Developing and testing survey questions to ensure that respondents fully understand the intent of the questions, particularly youth, the elderly, those for whom English is not a primary language, and those whose disabilities affect communication
• Designing and implementing probability and nonprobability samples, including complex sample designs, weighting, variance estimation and nonresponse bias analysis and adjustment
• Creating public use data sets that meet the highest standards for confidentiality
• Conducting methodological research to improve quality and cost-effectiveness  

Read more about our data collection services.